WRESTLING
Colette Arrand Jan 24, 2022. 9 minute read
Dawn of the Sad Rafter Clown (1997 Week 3)
I watched a frankly modern amount of wrestling this week. Raw was an hour. ECW was an hour. WCW, damn them, ran a Nitro, a Clash of the Champions, and nWo Souled Out, a whopping six and a half hours of content strung along, like most WCW programming, on the…
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Lizzy Flanagan Jan 21, 2022. 6 minute read
Tragically Mismanaged, It’s No Surprise Mustafa Ali Wants a Release
Mustafa Ali found his way to WWE through his entry in the 2016 Cruiserweight Classic tournament. Despite losing in the first round, Ali was later able to find a place in WWE’s 205 Live brand, where he became one of the top babyfaces in the cruiserweight division. He wowed fans…
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mer Jan 19, 2022. 6 minute read
What’s a Beast to the All Mighty? Bobby Lashley Hunts Brock Lesnar
Raw aired from Philadelphia last Monday, making it only the second-worst sports news for Philly fans in recent days. WWE has continued to produce their same 2020 level content as they kicked off 2022, offering the occasional solid match sandwiched between two hours of rambling promos that we’ve all heard…
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Miles Schneiderman Jan 18, 2022. 8 minute read
What Is the Legacy of NXT’s Black and Gold Era? (Part 1)
June 20th, 2022, will mark the ten-year anniversary of NXT – the wrestling promotion, not the scripted reality show. NXT as we knew it, however, isn’t making it to that milestone. The first week of the new year made it abundantly clear that “NXT 2.0” wasn’t just a change in…
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Colette Arrand Jan 16, 2022. 10 minute read
Steve Austin “Wins” the Royal Rumble (1997 Week 2)
About a quarter of the way through an interminable tag team match pitting Goldust and Marc Mero against Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Jerry “The King” Lawler, I paused the episode of Raw and said “This is going to be hard” to myself. Not watching wrestling; watching wrestling is easy, even…
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Joseph Anthony Montecillo Jan 14, 2022. 5 minute read
Not Just the Fourth Pillar: The Essential Akira Taue
Few things in wrestling fandom grind my gears as much as Akira Taue slander. If you only have a cursory knowledge of Akira Taue, then you might know him as “The Fourth Pillar.” For much of the last two decades, there has been a general assumption among most fans of…
READ MORE >Joseph Anthony Montecillo Jan 13, 2022. 8 minute read
Jonathan Gresham and the Rebirth of the ROH World Championship
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Geoffrey D. Wessel Jan 12, 2022. 5 minute read
In a NJPW vs. NOAH Clash, Four Generations Put On One Great Main Event
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Oumar Saleh Jan 11, 2022. 4 minute read
William Regal Was a Key to WWE NXT’s Greatest Era
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Joseph Anthony Montecillo Jan 10, 2022. 5 minute read
Headbutts and Revenge: “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson II
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Colette Arrand Jan 9, 2022. 8 minute read
The Greatest Year in the History of Our Sport (1997 Week 1)
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Colette Arrand Jan 6, 2022. 5 minute read
Jade Cargill’s TBS Championship Victory Was Her Best Match Yet
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